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4 The Stateemcm, Salem, Oregon, 'Southern Brawl? . i i Just Doesn 't Exist, Professor Claims By Mel NEW YORK, Jan. 13-A-The most famous of all lupposed Amer ican dialects, the "southern drawl," just doesn't exist, says language- InitttMiaatftii "Hone 'K'lirath Kurath, a professor at the University of Michigan and author of m book on local idiom, says that he has actually found two distinct varieties of southern speech that are divided into highland and low land much like Scottish. What most outsiders characterize as southern speech is really that of the low country coastal states. Kurath made his report recently to the Speech Association of Am erica. A corps of dialect surveyors, he said, found "there is no Mason and Dixon line In speech." Runs North-South Instead, he reported, there is an almost north-south line from a point in south Delaware, running down along the Blue Ridge moun tains of Virginia. Inside this coas tal belt later turning along the Gulf coast and up the Mississippi ways is found varying degrees of the softened south-of-England speech that spread from the old plantation area. , But the inland hill country has a different speech that spread down from Pennsylvania and through West Virginia. It's been confused with the coastal speech because many coastal expressions Infiltrated later into the interior. Among other new findings in language study, Professor Arthur Bronstein of Queens college, rew York, said the well known "broad A" in words like "bath" and can't" only started around 1800 rerhaDS a generation or so after starting in England. Another Newcomers The now general sound of cap! tal "A" as "eh" plus "ee" which Still gives the Australians and London cockneys trouble Is an other newcomer of about the same time and came from a va riety of pronunciations. Many of these old pronuncia tions have been preserved in dia lect words like "et for "ate, "skeered" for "scared," "bar" for bear" and "aye aye" in sailor talk. Likewise, words like "nature" and "appreciate" developed from "nate-yure," "apprece-yate" into "naycher, appreshy-ate." In these and all other charges teachers and writers on English denounced them in vain as cor ruptions. The chief result of such opposition was .merely to create confusion. New Differences Kurath's chief field investigat or, Dr. Raven I. McDavid, jr., of Greenville, S. C, and Cornell university, reported that new ' differences are appearing between negro and white American speech. The younger and more educat ed negroes in parts of the south like Greenville and Atlanta are spuring local white speech "in favor of their conception of New England speech" while the north, as in parts of Michigan, are adopting somewhat more south erly forms than the indistinguish- able northern speech of their own Michigan born negro parents. Atlas Planned ! Professor Frederic G. Cassidy f the University of W isconsin told how dialect surveys are be ing carried westward after cover ing the east coast and Great Lakes region partly for a monster "linguistic atlas of the U. S." be ing edited by Kurath. The work Is now going on in Wisconsin. Professor Atcheson L. Hench of the University of Virginia said America is developing more and more uses of old words. Nouns become verbs like "to audition," adjectives become nouns like "lovelies" in the chorus line, verbs that took no object are used with one, as in "to strike a factory," compound nouns form verbs like "to baby-sit" from "baby-sitter." America is going in for new combinations like "soap opera," and has developed or expanded many new prefixes or suffixes like "para-" in "paratroops" or "-burger" in "cheeseburger." Americans are going in ever more strongly for. figures of speech. Finally, Hench said, Amer ican speech is switching more and more to nouns compounded of a verb and a preposition, as a "set up," a "break-down," a "build up," a "hook-up," a "cut-back," a "drive-in," a "slow-down, a "lay-off," a "lock-out." Compounding of hyphenated words is an old Encash habit. Hench reported. But he implied it has made an all-out come-back in an over-all chain-reaction on our home-front set-up. Recreation Unit Elects Officers Statesman News Service DETROIT The Detroit Dam Recreation association elected the following officers: President, Wood row L. Burgess; vice presi dent, Bradford A. Humphrey; secretary-treasurer, One W. Oard; and board of directors. Bertha Loughran, Bern ice Quail, Curtis C. Traw, Claude W. Beck, James M. Shivley, Keith A. Pinks taf and Ad am J. Heineman. (Just Before Tea Get to the Bollywood Stoplights) - Famous Chines and American Dishes "ORDERS TO TAKE OUT" Open 4:30 PM. to 2:00 AM. - Saturday Til 3 AM. WE CLOSE MONDAYS I I 2055 Fairgrounds Road Phono 2459ft Sunday. January 141 1951 , Most Truman Stalls Pilots Strike WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-UP- President Truman today staved off a possible strike of American Air lines pilots by creating an emer gency board to hear their labor dispute. The action prevents a strike for at least 60 days, since the board has 30 days in which to hold hear ings and make' recommendations for settlement, after which a strike is forbidden another 30 days. Names of the board members are to be announced later. The controversy between the largest domestic airlines and the Air Line Pilots association (AFL) involves a number of issues, the principle one being wage rates. The union has asked that pay rates be calculated in the future on a mileage basis, as well as the hourly basis now used for determ ining rates. Eugene Ellis New Mayor of Sweet Home Statesman Newt Service SWEET HOME Eugene Ellis was named Sweet Homes new mayor at the Tuesday evening meeting of the city council Ellis, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Ellis, residents of the Sweet Home community for more than 40 years, has spent practically all of his life in this community. For several years he has been employ ed in forestry work. Councilmen expressed their de sire to retain Jess Parker as city manager; F. D. Mayer, Lebanon, as city attorney; Ed Russell as mu nicipal judge and John Kinsella as chief of police. Police Locate Stolen Truck State police located a 1941 Studebaker pickuD Saturday nleht. j less than two hours after it had been reported stolen by Wendell Barnett, Brooks route 1. Barnett reported the theft at 6 p.m. when he returned home to find the vehicle missing from behind his residence. He said it had been there at 8 a.m. Satur day morning. State police located the truck on a side road in the same neighborhood about an hour and a half later. Eisenhower Given Old Ship Model As Start on Navy OSLO, Jan, 13 -JP)- Norway today gave General Eisenhower a navy dated about 950 A.D. Defense Minister Jens Range of Norway presented the gen eral with a model of a Viking ship about two feet long, a gift of the Norwegian government. "Here you are," said the min ister, pushing the ship over to the general daring lunch. "Now yon also have a navy." Telephone Firm Re-Elects Odenthal Statesman News Service WEST STAYTON Leo Oden thai was re-elected president of the West Stayton Mutual Tele phone line Tuesday. Other officers are Fred Fery, Harry Stewart and Leo Bailey. Mrs. Leona Beck has returned to her position as fifth and sixth grade teacher at West Stayton school after a week's absence due to illness. Mrs. Minnie Dickman was substitute for Mrs. Beck. CREDENTALS WANTED Statesman Newt Service WILLAMINA John Wanless, chief of police, has asked all those who have badges and credentials from the local police office to turn them in to him. FARM PROPERTY SOLD JEFFERSON Mrs. Mary Seb rowski has sold her 22-acre farm on Talbot road to a Mr. Swaward of Salem. Mrs. Sebrowskl moved to Salem Wednesday. Polio Poster Boy WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 Robert the White House, shows President Truman the airplane splints sup porting his polio-weakened arm. He is the 1951 March of Dimes poster child, stricken in 1949 while at bis family's home in Kuck ville, north of Waterport, N. Y. The president, Larry told reporters, "said he was really pleased to meet me." (AP Wlrepboto to the Statesman.) GOP-Southern Demo Coalition Controls Congress Committees By William F. Arbogast WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-F)-An analysis of congressional com mittee assignments showed today that republicans and southern demo crats have tightened their grip on legislation. On all 19 house committees, for example, the coalition can count a safe majority of its members. The coalition grip on committees was tight enough in tne 8 1st congress to stymie many major bills, but republican gains in last November's elections have added GOP strength to most committees in the house, and to major com mittees in the senate. In recognition of those gains, house democratic leaders agreed without controversy to give re publicans a better break by as signing them more committee posts. The committee ratio now is more in line with the house di vision of 235 democrats, 199 re publicans and one independent. In the senate, the coalition also has a majority of major commit tees. However, in both house and senate its power is expected to have its heaviest effect on domes tic legislation, rather than on for eign policy matters in which dem ocrats generally stick together pretty closely. On four of the most important house committees, rules, appropri ations, ways and means and arm ed services, republicans, southern democrats and border-state demo crats can outvote administration democrats anytime they please, and with votes to spare. The rules committee, which de cides with few exceptions what major legislation the house can consider, is composed of four re publicans, four administration democrats and four southern dem ocrats. It takes only six votes to prevent the committee from send ing bills to the house floor, and the coalition always has been able to count on at least seven and us ually eight. The appropriations committee, which originates all federal spend ing bills, is dominated by 20 re publicans and 13 southern demo crats, leaving 17 administration democrats as the minority when the coalition sticks together. The tax-writing ways and means committee of 25 members includes 10 republicans and I southerners. Armed services, with 35 mem bers, has 16 republicans and 11 southern democrats. Tibet has no railway, airfields or motor roads. (3 NORTH RIVER RINK Lessons, Sun. 2:00-2:30 Skating, 2:30 - 4:30 Mon., Wed. Thurs., Frl., Sat. Eves. - SATURDAY MATINEE -Archery Tuesday Evening Only Res. Skating Parties - Call 2-6449 Res. for Lessons - Call 2-5788 RINK TEL. 2-9271 liZH N. Commercial Tee walking op Tr paint storo I Ip !i Jk-4 t (( (Larry) McKenzle, Jr, 12, visiting Tass Berates 4Cease-Fire' LONDON, Sunday, Jan. 14-(P)-A Tass dispatch from New York, broadcast early today by the Mos cow radio, said the cease-fire plan adopted yesterday by the United Nations' political committee side steps two big issues in Korea. "This report, as is known, the dispatch- said, "sidetracks a pro posal for the immediate withdraw al of all foreign troops from Korea and does not provide for the cessa tion of American aggression aginst Korea and China. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Jacob A. Malik, chief Russian del egate to U.N., voted against the cease-fire plan in the committee. He said he had done so because the people of North Korea and the Peiping communist regime were not represented in talks at which the plan was drafted. Mrs. Fred Manning Re-elected Prexy Statesman News Service GERVAIS Mrs. Valentine Miller entertained the St. Rita Altar society at her home Wednes day afternoon with 18 members and her daughter, Mri. Norbert Butsch of Mt. Angel, a guest, present. Election of officers was held. All were re-elected: Mrs. Fred Manning, president; Mrs. Antoine DeJardin, vice president; and Mrs. Martin Seifer, secretary-treasurer. At the refreshment hour, Mrs. Fred Manning, a co-hostess, as sisted. QUILT COMPLETED AUBURN Many afghan blocks and a quilt were completed at the January meeting of the Auburn Womans club Thursday in the home of Mrs. Ed Eggens on Nor way street in Salem. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. R. J. Becker and Mrs. Verne Ostrander. Guest was Mrs. Henry Boyes. Son My "pretty cold outside" you better "Button up your over coat" and com down to my place Set nice hot Chinese rood be rood for your health. You like. I am ure. the way we preparing itf Chinese food, many people in our dining room aey "best la country" o you will like too. We also have GRADE -A" CARD from man who go over everything with spy glass and try to find something wrong but ho can not find anything bad In my place so he give me card 'and ay "you okay, like everything." You come up visit my kitchen you And out why we flrrt class. yours sincere, TKX UNO (that's my muse. sure) Picture not et sac this my usU Frank Wage-Price Lids Sought By Sen. George By Marvin L. Arrowsmlth WASHINGTON, Jan. lS-(JPh Senator George (D-Ga.) demand ed today that the administration impose drastic wage-price controls immediately. He said without them it would be "futile" for congress to vote the huge tax in crease President Truman wants. George, chairman of the tax writing senate finance committee, also declared that any further tax increase must be prefaced by de termination in congress and the executive branch to "cut to the bone" all postponable non-defense spending. The Georgia senator said in an interview that the administration should have imposed far-reaching wage-price controls last Septem ber, shortly after congress author ized such curbs. He added that failure to do so "has gone a long way toward absorbing" in higher costs the two tax increases con gress has approved since last sum mer. Those increases totaled $8,000, 000,000 and Mr. Truman told the lawmakers in his economic report yesterday he wants an additional tax hike "very much more" than that figure. Reduce Spending George said: "It would be futile to undertake a large tax increase unless very drastic wage and price controls are imposed and a drastic reduction of postponable non-defense spending is assured." In his economic report the presi dent said federal staffs are being gathered to apply "broader con trols" over prices and wages. Thus far compulsory wage-price curbs are in effect only in the automo bile industry. George said broad controls should be invoked "far in ad vance" of anv new tax boost. Mnst Meet Needs "If prices are permitted to con tinue to run wild," he added, "it would absorb any additional tax revenue without meeting any more of our vital defense needs. And those needs are the reason for the planned tax increase." George was the second key democratic senator in 24 hours to demand that the administration put general wage-price curbs into effect right away. Senator O'Mahoney (D-Wyo.), chairman of the senate-house eco nomic committee, complained that the president's economic report contained "no record of any posi tive steps taken as yet to hold the line against inflation." He said it was time to stop talking about in flation and do something to harn ess it. Party Given On Birthday Statesman New Service HAYES VILLE Darlene Leg ler. 2630 Ward drive, was honored with a surprise party on her 18th birthday. Laurene Karsten and Bernita Tuers assisted Mrs. Legler. Present were Wilma and Laurene Karsten, Jo Ann and Tommy Ziel inski, Lester Sandusky, Milo and Jay Tibbetts, Robert and David Cooley, John Henning, Dean and Jo Ann Walters, Rudy Wellbrock, Eileen Lang, Bernita Tuers, June and Jerylyn Barnes, Dorothy Moy er, Bob Carrow, George Strozut, jr., Darlene and Fern Legler, and Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Legler. TURNER CLUB MEETS TURNER The Turner Homes and Garden club met at the home of Mrs. Emir Ball Thursday. A luncheon was served by Mrs. Ball, with Mrs. Morris Peterson and Mrs. Hugh Webb assisting. The February meeting will be- held at the home of Mrs. W. A. Rankin. f. (3 DQ Q Salem 60 Golden Voices Tombstone Thief Active PEKIN, HI., Jan. 13-;p)-Tmo would steal tombstones, and rhy? The Tazewell county sheriffs staff was searching for the an- rarr tn thfMt nUMttlnna tiwlav- So was Bernard Abel, proprietor 4 of the Abel Vault and Monu ment company. Abel says one stone was cart ed away In the night last fall. He noticed Thursday that a 300 pound stone was missing from its usual place. Then Friday he discovered another vacant spot in his stock. A 150 pounder was gone. Storm Threat Eases on Coast SEATTLE, Jan. 13 -JPh Tht weather bureau announced at 3:30 p. m. today that storm warnings from Tatoosh to Newport and through the strait of Juan de Fuca were changed to small craft warn ings. Small craft warnings are be ing continued from Newport to Cape Blanco and over the inland waters of Washington. Southwest to west winds through the straits and off the coast are expected to reach 20-30 miles per hour and occasionally go to 40 mph tonight. South to southwest winds 15-25 mph, occasionally reaching 35 mph are forecast for the inland waters of Washington. Red Aircraft Resume Raids ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Korea, Sunday, Jan. 14-(P)-En- emy aircraft resumed their mus ance raids on the frozen western front last night There were three separate bombing attacks. No casualties were reported. Communist planes dropped one bomb two and a half miles west of Ansong at 9:15 p.m. Ansong is 40 miles southeast of Seoul. An hour and a half later, a plane dropped one bomb four miles southwest of Osan, 25 miles south of Seoul, and then strafed the area. A short time later, three more bombs were dropped due south of Osan. 20-30 CONVENTION KLAMATH FALLS, Jan. 1MP) Delegates registered here today for the Pacific Northwest and Northern California 20-30 clubs' annual convention. Tom Milne, Klamath Falls, is chairman. e RETURN ENGAGEMENT BY POPULAR DEMAND OL Bat Blue 2 Opening Mon. Nite Ward Hillrich Your Genial Host PILUSO'S On Portland Rd Just No. of . it '.. J . a. Jt L? (sO S cm ( DIRECTED BY a PAUL J. CHRISTIANSEN Huigh Auditorium Sat. Feb. 10th Net merer m he!r of national distinction. The Concordia Choir of Moorhead, Minne sota won national prestige on a two month tour of Norway during the summer of 1949. , Concerts have drawn as many as 6000 In a single town! ' a! Senate Demos Suggest Truman f Take Troops Plan to Congress ! By Jack Bell 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-jP)-Three senate supporters of the ad ministration's military aid programs said today President Truman's best hope for national unity lies in obtaining congressional approval 01 sending troops xo Europe. At the same time. Senators Taft renewed demands that the lawmakers be given a chance to pass on any move to dispatch ground 1 i troops to help man western jlu- i rope's defenses against threatened ! Soviet attack. ! President Truman has said he ' will consult congress but won't be bound by its decision on the ! policy of furnishing American di- j visions for the international army j to be formed under Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Taft and Wherry have challenged Mr. Truman's right to act alone. i Senator George (D-Ga), oldest i lations committee in point of serv- ice, told reporters: Regardless of the president s authority to commit troops to com-j bat in foreign areas without the , consent of congress, we will not i obtain national unity that is ; es- sential until the president advises the people he win submit i Lhe ques- tion to congress before finally act- ing." George said he has no fear that congress will fail to approve "whatever is wise and right to carry out any commitments that bind us." Senator H. Alexander Smith (R- NJ), another foreign relations member who has supported tne EuroDean aid programs but has been critical of far eastern poli cies, voiced similar views. "It is foolish to quibble over whether or not the president has power to send troops to Europe," Smith told a reporter. "He needs congress and public opinion be hind him and the way to get it is to have congress ssare in the de cision." Senator Ives (R-NY), who backs the aid programs despite his re cent move to force the replacement of Secretary of State Acheson, said that regardless of the legal points involved "the president would be well advised to obtain the approv al of congress in any sizeable tran sfer of military personnel to Eu rope or to any other area outside the United States. TF.A SET JANUARY 25 ROSED ALE The Blue Bird 4-H Cooking club met at the home of their new leader, Mrs. Lloyd Francis, with President Marie Mil ler presiding. The main business was planning the work for the new vears. The Champion 4-H Cook ing club will entertain mothers at a tea at their leaders nome, ivirs Howard Largent, Thursday after noon, January 25. Two Floor m i Shows Nitely Discover A New Taste Thrill Dine at Piloso'a o Our Kitchen Is Now Under the Supervision of CHEF HAROLD A Gourmet's Sensation at Reno's Famous Golden Hotel Underpass No Cover Charge r ' ."Jv; I 8 f I Cqdl? Critics Say: -Brilliant A Cappella" "Quality - Unique "Genius xef Song" (R-Ohio) and Wherry (R-NebV Bubonic Plague In New Mexico j HOBBS. N. M., Jan. !3-P)-X Hobbs physician said tonight a man died here this week of bu- bonic plague. i Dr. A. H. Rutledge said cul tures taken after the man's death Tl " i v .v. v iahoratnrv at AiH,im. k Xhe victim was Bailey Everet WWt . rtiM T-sHav. H wai ki;, v.,,,- djsease u bb d . cIlriH,v u sh sixth case of buboni. , mio ir M , ' S-- 4 W V V i in the Jast two years. Astoria Looks For Old Sirens ASTORIA, Jan. 13-(VCivil de fense directors of this city are all set for an air raid except fcr warning sirens. Dave Lewis, defense director, said only one siren could be founa from the batch used during World War II. "If anyone finds one of our eld sirens," he could sure use them," he said. Right Now! Ifs 195Ts First GREAT Hit! Brian-AOar-Lov&joy-SOMe t Technicolor Hits! "SUMMER STOCK" and "TRIPOLI" OMat. Daily From 1 P. INLe NOW SHOWING! 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